Today we close out our Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII by bringing you our interview with Jason Nelson, Matt Kimmel, and Ben Walklate of Legendary Games hosted by Robin Bates of Coaching for Geeks. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Dan Harlan of Ultimate Undermountain fame hosted by Dustin Allen Smith of Savage World GMs. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Chris Dias of Dias Ex Machina hosted by Robin Bates of Coaching for Geeks. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Dave Symonds of Mantic Games(http://www.manticgames.com/) hosted by Joshua Reistad of Detentions and Dragons (https://www.detentionsanddragons.wordpress.com/). Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page (http://www.aethercon.com/MediaPage.asp)!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Alan Tucker of Mother-Earth Series hosted by Dustin Allen Smith of Savage Worlds GMs Podcast. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with John W. S. Marvin of Dread Unicorn Games hosted by Robin Bates of Coaching for Geeks. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Scott Marchand Davis of Happy Monster Press hosted by John Reiher of TriTac Games. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Matt Kimmel of Legendary Games hosted by 'Podcast' Peter Bryant of Aetherforge Creations. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Gavin Norman and Dylan Cromwell of Necrotic Gnome Productions hosted by John Reiher of Tri Tac Games. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Josh Harrison, Leanne Binns, and Andrew Ragland of FASA Games hosted by Joshua Reistad of Detentions and Dragons. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Peter Overton of Demented Games hosted by Mike Kafes of Mythwits. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Ray Machuga of Higher Ground Publishing hosted by Mike Kafes of Mythwits. Weren't able to watch them in the Coin & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Jon Lunn of Spidermind Games hosted by Joshua Reistad of Detentions and Dragons. Weren't able to watch them in the Con & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with David Vincent Baker of Lumpley Games hosted by 'Podcast' Pete Bryant of Aetherforge Creations. Weren't able to watch them in the Con & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Today we continue with the rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. This time we bring you our interview with Adam Meyers and Ehn Jolly of Drop Dead Studios hosted by 'Podcast' Pete Bryant of Aetherforge Creations. Weren't able to watch them in the Con & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

It's time to start rolling out the Live Industry Q&As from AetherCon VII. Today we start off with David & Melissa Guyll from Awful Good Games interviewed by 'Podcast' Pete Bryant of Aetherforge Creations. Weren't able to watch them in the Con & Quill on AetherCon Weekend? Now you can by clicking on the Downloads and Media page!

Another AetherCon has passed. This year we had a record 41 Publishers in the Vendors Hall and also saw upticks in other underlying analytics. All of that said, we can always improve. To that end we will shortly be sending out Survey e-mails so you can tell us what you thought and how you think we can make AetherCon better next year!

We could not have had this success that we did this year without help. Help from Game Masters, help from Players, help from Industry Professionals who believed in us.

Though the first two groups are too numerous to mention by name their contributions to our event should not be overlooked. Without them, there is no AetherCon.

At this time though, we would like to take this opportunity to mention the people and companies who made the commitment to be a part of the Dice Rolls Heard 'Round the World in 2018.

Without further ado:

Vendors Hall

●Alan Tucker

●Anthropos Games

●Arcanum Syndicate

●Atomic Ninja Studios

●Awful Good Games

●Biohazard Games

●Catalyst Game Labs

●Chaosium

●Columbia Games

●Dan Harlan

●Dias Ex Machina

●Dread Unicorn Games

●Drop Dead Studios

●Fabled Environments

●FASA

●Happy Monster Press

●Hazard Studio

●Higher Ground Publishing

●Immersion Studios

●JVC Parry

●Knight Errant Media

●Legendary Games

●LoreSmyth

●Lost Spheres Publishing

●Lumpley Games

●McNabb Games

●Mystical Throne Entertainment

●Necrotic Gnome Productions

●Paizo Publishing

●Paths to Adventure

●Rising Phoenix Games

●Samurai Sheepdog

●Shades of Vengeance

●Silver Games LLC

●Spectrum Games

●Spidermind Games

●Spilled Ale Studios

●Tri Tac Games

●True Mask Games

●Ulisses North America

●Utherwald Press

Prize Hall

●Aenor Miniatures

●Alan Tucker

●Alternate Armies

●Arcanum Syndicate

●Awful Good Games

●Bears Head Miniatures

●Biohazard Games

●Chaosium

●Dan Harlan

●Dread Unicorn Games

●Drop Dead Studios

●Fabled Environments

●FASA Games

●Grimforge Miniatures

●Haldane Creations

●Happy Monster Press

●Hazard Studio

●Higher Ground Publishing

●Jetpack7

●JVC Parry

●Kittensoft Chainmail

●Knight Errant Media

●LoreSmyth

●Lost Kingdom Miniatures

●Lost Spheres Publishing

●Lumpley Games

●Mantic Games

●Multiverse Comics & Games

●Necrotic Gnome Productions

●Neverrealm Industry

●Paths to Adventure

●Pinnacle Entertainment Group

●Pyromaniac Press

●Ral Partha Europe

●Ranger Gamers Publishing

●Rising Phoenix Games

●Rogue Games

●Rogue Genius Games

●Samurai Sheepdog

●Silver Games LLC

●Sly Flourish

●Star Hat Miniatures

●Storyweaver Games

●Terrains4Games

●Tri Tac Games

●Ulisses North America

●Utherwald Press

●Wayward Rogue Publishing

Fest Hall

●Ismael Alvarez

●David Vincent Baker

●Joey Barranco

●Robin Bates

●Leanne Binns

●Bill Bridges

●Pete Bryant

●Richard Coates

●Leo Cosh

●Dylan Cromwell

●Scott Marchand Davis

●Chris Dias

●Ricky Dove

●Keith Draws

●Jason Durall

●Jon Frater

●Kevin Glusing

●David & Melissa Guyll

●Jason Hardy

●Lynne Hardy

●Dan Harlan

●Josh Harrison

●Darrell Hayhurst

●Ed Healy

●Stephen Hughes

●Oliver Hulme

●Chris Hunt

●Richard G. Iorio

●Calvin Johns

●Ehn Jolly

●Ed Jowett

●Mike Kafes

●Keith Kappel

●Matt Kimmel

●Johnathan Lewis

●Jay Libby

●Chris van der Linden

●Luis Loza

●Jon Lunn

●Ray Machuga

●John W S Marvin

●Mike Mason

●Justin Andrew Mason

●Stafford Matthews-Klingebiel

●James McCann

●John McNabb

●Eric Messinger

●Adam Meyers

●Jason Nelson

●Christian Nommay

●Gavin Norman

●Will O’Brien

●Tyler Omichinski

●Peter Overton

●Joshua Parry

●Andrew Ragland

●John Reiher

●Joshua Reistad

●Walt Robillard

●Becky Rose

●Alida Saxon

●Oliver Shead

●David Silver

●Dustin Allen Smith

●Christien N. Sowards

●Lj Stephens

●Dave Symonds

●Alan Tucker

●Andi Watson

●Ross Wilkin

●Clifton Wright

Anvil Alley

●Aenor Miniatures

●Alternate Armies

●Atlantis Miniatures

●Bears Head Miniatures

●Demented Games

●Grimforge Miniatures

●Krakon Games

●Lion Town Miniatures

●Lost Kingdom Miniatures

●Mantic Games

●Neverrealm Industry

●Ral Partha Europe

●Scotia Grendal

●Signumgame

●Star Hat Miniatures

●Windmaster Miniatures

Artist Enclave

●Anton Kagounkin-Magdalena

●Bruno Balixa

●Chris Malidore

●Colin Chan

●David Michael Wright

●Dion Harris

●Eric Messinger

●Florian Stitz

●Jim Ling

●Nicula Mircea

●Robin Florie

●Will O’Brien

Speed Painting Participants

●James Austin

●Robin Florie

●Benjamin Galley

●Dion Harris

●Clark Huggins

●Jim Ling

●Nicula Mircea

●Seth Rutledge

●Colin Chan

●Anton Kagounkin Magdalena

●Carol Phillips

●Sam Turner

●Will O'Brien

●Adam Schmidt

●Patricia Smith

●Patrick McEvoy

●Preston Stone

Speed Painting Bartenders

●Chris Dias

●Richard Leon

●Ray Machuga

●Adam Meyers

●Alida Saxon

●Lj Stephens

●Preston Stone

and finally the folks who have been working hard behind the scenes to bring AetherCon VII to you

the Staff

●Joey Barranco

●Robin Bates

●Christopher Bishop

●Pete Bryant

●Edward Clower

●Richard Coates

●Kaitlin Davies

●Jesse R. Davis

●Greg Farrell

●Jon Frater

●Andrew Girdwood

●David Guyll

●Melissa Guyll

●Ed Healy

●M.J. Holmes

●Stephen J. Holodinsky

●Christopher Hunt

●James Introcaso

●Mike Kafes

●Chris Malidore

●Justin Andrew Mason

●Stafford Matthews-Klingebiel

●Shawn Merwin

●Tyler Omichinskl

●John H Reiher

●Joshua Reistad

●Keith Ryan Kappel

●Scott Sanazaro

●Dustin Smith

●Katrina Wolffe

●Clifton Wright

Thank you so much for being a part of the Dice Rolls Heard 'Round the World in 2018.

You're going to be a Part of the Dice Rolls eard 'Round the World! But will you WIN? Find out if you'll be heralded by a chorus of Swag Pelicans by dropping in for the AetherCon VII Afterparty in the Ox & Mule Sunday 7PM NYC/4 PM LA/Midnight UK/9 AM Monday Sydney!

Wanna know what your favourite dicefolk are up to? Wanna know where gaming is headed in 2019? Check out the Live Industry Q&As that will be taking place between Noon and 9 PM NYC every day during AetherCon Weekend in The Coin & Quill. Grab a table, order the rib eye, and talk shop with the people who make it happen.

Thar's Gunna Be a Brushfight! Drop in on The Wandering Toad Saturday and Sunday during AetherCon Weekend and watch some of the industry's top talent on a clock with company art directors sliding pints. Check out some of the competitors in the Artist Enclave (http://www.aethercon.com/ArtistEnclave.asp) Cue the Ominous Tumbleweed!

The AC VIII Convention Magazine is here! 12 Q&As! 2 Essays! Grab your free copy by going to our site and clicking on the cover shot on the left just below our logo. Get your AC Preview now and make sure to get in on the ConMag Bundle by registering for the draw when you do.

The Halflngs made his rounds and all the tents are taken. Check out who will be in Baublebrook's Bazaar and what wares will be on their tables by going here. Come back on AetherCon Weekend to get in on some great deals. Visit the vendors, buy some stuff, and get in on your chance to win the Haldigreas Baublebrook Prize Bundle.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us on Sunday/November/11 4:30 PM NYC when Ricky Dove of Mantic Games and James McCann of Haldane Creations sit down with Chris Hunt of D20 Radio and talk about five space age colours in Just Press Print - Miniatures and 3D Printers 1:30 PM NYC over Noodles in a Box and Power Drinks.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us on Friday/November/9 1:30 PM NYC when Jason Durall of Chaosium and Jay Libby of Dilly Green Bean Games sit down with I-Hsien Sherwood - Total Party Thrill and talk about games that can stretch around genres One Stop Shopping - How to Design the Multi-Genre RPG over Roast Boar and Dwarven Mead.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us on Friday/November/9 6 PM NYC when Artist Eric Messinger, Alida Saxon of Pinnacle Entertainment Group, and Lj Stephens of Rogue Genius Games sit down with Ed Healy of Gamerati and talk about making the first impression count in Showing Your Best Side - What goes into a Good Portfolio over Peach Cobbler and Ice Cafe.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us on Saturday/November/10 3 PM NYC when Darrell Hayhurst of Ulisses North America, Keith Kappel of Fantasy Flight Games, and Gavin Norman of Necrotic Gnome Productions sit down with Tyler Omichinski of Broken Things and talk about RPG Vivesectionry in Dem Dry Bones - Designing Character Races for Your Game over Cannibal Sandwiches and Blood Red Wine.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us on Sunday/November/11 3 Noon NYC when Jeff Barber of Biohazard Games, Lynne Hardy creator of Cogs, Cakes & Swordsticks, and Andrew Ragland of FASA Games sit down with Richard Coates of Shiny Games and talk about the glorious age of electricity in Goggles & Gears - Steampunk RPGs over Boiled Sausages, Hot Potato Salad and Beer.

Veteran AetherConians Chris Malidore, Jon Frater, and Stephen J. Holodinsky (Well, sorta, we had to get fake ID for Jon) talked with Becky Rose of Pear of Geeks about our event, their event (Con+1), and online conventions in general. Chris was faceless, Jon was hairless, Stephen still could not string two sentences together without forgeting what he was trying to say! Herein lies the evidence of our collective buffonery.

And so the AetherCon Wallpapers are down to this final piece of work for the year – courtesy of Bruno Balixa. We are thrilled that Bruno decided to illustrate “Alzabu Klurazyk”, a crafty half orc witch, who dwells in distant swamps... few visit her and live to talk about it.

All that said, thank you to all who have joined us this year through the AetherCon VII Artist Enclave wallpaper series. As always we urge you to check out the portfolio of our artist, Bruno does some amazing work and it's always fun to see what he comes up with next! Be sure to come by and enjoy ALL of our wallpapers over at the AetherCon Downloads & Media page, where we like to think there's a little bit of something for everyone.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us on Friday/November/9 3 PM NYC when Guest: Richard G. Iorio of Rogue Games, Justin Mason of Paths to Adventure, and David Silver of Silver Games LLC sit down with Keith Kappel of Fantasy Flight Games and talk about baskets and eggs in Marketing Your Game - Where to Place Your Resources over Coconut Cream Pie and Spiced Rum.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us on Friday/November/9 7:30 PM NYC when Dion Harris, Patrick McEvoy, and Will O'Brien sit down with Ed Healy of Gamerati and talk about bringing the beasties to life in Under your Bed and In your Closet - How to Illustrate your Monster over Beholder Eye Kebabs and Troll's Blood Black Ale.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us at 4:30 PM NYC Friday/November/9 when Ron Lundeen of Paizo, Tyler Omichinski of Broken Things, and Andi Watson of FASA Games sit down with Keith Kappel of Fantasy Flight Games and about fillin' wounds with hard whiskey in Life as a Hired Gun - Freelance RPG Writing over Canned Stew and Gulch Coffee.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us at 7:30 PM NYC Saturday/November/10 when Jason Hardy of Catalyst Game Labs, Christian Nommay of Knight Errant Media, and Chris Dias of Dias Ex Machina sit down with Stafford Matthews-Klingebiel of Tome of Tales and about the unseen machinations in Plans within Plans - Putting Intrigue, Conspiracies, and Subterfuge in your Campaign over steak grilled bloody and expensive cigars.

And as the clock ticks down to AetherCon, we get down to some of our final wallpapers. Today we welcome back Chris Malidore, not just Artist Enclave Coordinator, but a bit of an illustrator himself – Chris opted to illustrate the obviously family friendly “Raedelvar Skeynaa” for us. This character is a bit of a rebellious wizard, fighting back against the order he once knew.

As always, if you enjoy this work, we urge you to check out the portfolio and work of our artist. Chris has been a long time contributor to AetherCon and has a wide variety of work on his website from many years in the illustration field. You can find his wallpaper and SO MANY MORE over on the AetherCon Downloads & Media page.

The hammers are echoing down Anvil Alley as the Masters of Metal prepare to go head to head during AetherCon Weekend. For your enjoyment here is your preview of Ral Partha Europe, Alternative Armies, Signumgame, and Atlas Miniatures representing Cleric, Fighter, Wizard, Rogue Group B. Which one is your favourite?

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us at 4:30 PM NYC Sunday/November/11 when Justin Mason of Paths to Adventure, Becky Rose of Pear of Geeks, and Rodney Sloan of Rising Phoenix Games sit down with Chris Hunt - D20 Radio and talk zeroes, ones, sixes, and nat 20s in Technology and Tabletops - How the Computer has Changed Tabletop RPGing over Space Shakes and Pre-Packaged Kibble.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us at Noon NYC Friday/November/9 when Stephen Hughes of Utherwald Press, John W. S. Marvin of Dread Unicorn Games, and Christien N. Sowards of Lost Spheres Publishing sit down with I-Hsien Sherwood of Total Party Thrill and talk grafting new canon onto an existing tree in Trunks and Branches - What It Takes to be a Third Party Publisher over Stewed Apples and Pear Brandy.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us at 6:00 PM NYC Saturday/November/10 when Kevin Glusing of Samurai Sheepdog, Calvin Johns of Anthropos Games and Luis Loza of Paizo sit down with Tyler Omichinski of Broken Things and talk about enchantments and artifice in Abracadabra - Magic Item Design over grilled chicken and white wine.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us at 6:00 PM NYC Saturday/November/10 when Mike Mason of Chaosium, Jason Nelson of Legendary Games and Adam Meyers of Drop Dead Studios sit down with Joey Barranco of Hexes and Bows Podcastand talk about bogs and bears in Call of the Wild - Designing Outdoor Adventures overhoney mead and venison stew.

Welcome back to another AetherCon wallpaper reveal! Today we are thrilled to bring you the fine work of Florian Stitz, a German illustrator with an outstanding traditional discipline. Florian was kind enough to take on the work of “Muldymackle Burlycorn”, a Halfling of unique repute! This daring town leader collects all sorts of oddities and neat items. Invaders beware, he's ready for action!

Be sure to go check out Florian's portfolio! He has all sorts of goodies up on his Facebook page! But hey, as always you can find not only this wallpaper but so many more over on the AetherCon Downloads & Media page.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us at 6:00 PM NYC Saturday/November/10 when W/alt Robillard of Hazard Studio, Oliver Shead of Immersion Studios and Joshua Parry of JVC Parry sit down to Cheetos, Fritos, and pop with Stafford Matthews-Klingebiel of Tome of Tales and talk about to bring your game to life in Propping It Up - How To Create Ambience at Your Table.

Next up in the Philosophers Conundrum: Join us at 1:30 PM NYC Sunday/November/11 when D. Vincent Baker of Lumpley Games (http://www.lumpley.com/), Scott Marchand Davis of Happy Monster Press (http://happymonsterpress.com/index.html) and Ross Wilkin of Spilled Ale Studios (http://spilledale.blogspot.com/) sit down to random canned goods and powdered milk with Richard Coates of Shiny Games (https://shinygames.uk/) and talk about cracked earth and buzzards in Four on the Floor and Six in the Chamber: Post Apocalyptic RPGs.

It's time to start getting the word out about who will be in the Philosopher's Conundrum on AetherCon Weekend. Join us at Noon Eastern Saturday/November/10 when Bill Bridges of Ulisses North America, Oliver Hulme of Spidermind Games and Chris van der Linden of LoreSmyth roll out the surveyor maps Joey Barranco of the Hexes and Bows Podcast on the big table over fresh raisin bread and black coffee and talk about what goes where in Hammers & Nails: What Makes a Good Town.

It's time for another AetherCon Wallpaper Monday! Today we bring back Anton Kagounkin-Magdalina for another amazingly illustrated piece. Anton was kind enough to take on the character “Grundel Copperkeg”. She's a Dwarf with a skill in trapsmithing that goes unrivaled among her peers! If you've got a trap, she can probably get through it.

Posessing a skill in illustration that makes Art Director's mouths water, we were very grateful to get Anton back for another wallpaper. Please be sure to check out more of his work at the link above! That said, you can get his well crafted wallpaper and many more over at the AetherCon Downloads & Media page.